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1、公共英语二级模拟4第一部分 听力理解第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。1、 What does the man want to order? AScrambled eggs. BToast. CScrambled eggs and toast.2、 Who are the two speakers? AWorkers. BStrangers. CTeachers.3、 What will the speakers do over tonight? AGo to a party. BStay at home. CClimb mountain

2、s.4、 Where are the two speakers? AIn a bookstore. BOn a bus. CAt a post office.5、 What does the man ask the woman to do? ADrink more water. BStay in bed. CTake some medicine.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。6、 Where are the speakers? AIn a bookstore. BOn a bus. CAt home.7、 Will the

3、 mans father get him all the books? AYes. BNo. CUnclear.8、 Where does this conversation take place? AIn a concert hall. BIn a restaurant. CIn a theatre.9、 How does the woman feel in the conversation? AUnhappy. BCurious. CExcited.10、 What is the woman going to do next? AStart to work immediately. BTa

4、lk to the group. CSit down to order.11、 When is their flight? AIn the morning. BIn the afternoon. CIn the evening.12、 Why do the speakers need to stop off in Hong Kong? ADirect flights are more expensive. BThey plan to do some shopping there. CThere are no non-stop flights to Singapore.13、 How long

5、will the speakers be away from home? ATwo days. BTen days. CTwelve days.14、 Why was Bill unhappy about the game? ASome players played poorly. BThe scores were too close. CIt lasted too long.15、 Who cheered for the Tigers? ASteve. BBill. CEric.16、 What was the one thing Bill said he enjoyed? AHis fri

6、ends company. BSupporting his team. CEating some food.17、 Is Cactus City Wild West Park old? AYes. BNo. CUnclear.18、 What do you know about Cactus City Wild West Park? AA place to see cowboys and cowgirls. BA place for children to play in winter. CA fun place for the whole family.19、 When does the W

7、ild West Show begin? AAt 10 a.m. weekdays. BAt 2 p.m. on weekends. CAt 2:30 p.m. every day.20、 When can people take free buses to the park? AOn Saturdays and Sundays. BThroughout the week. CIn the evening.第二部分 阅读第一节 短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Text 1It was the first snow of winter. Up until

8、 now, I had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss king, my kindergarten teacher, may still remember this one. I managed to get into my snow pants, but I struggled with my jacket because it did not fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother. Finally i

9、t was time to have Miss King help me with my boots. She said, By the end of winter, you will be able to put on your own boots. I handed her my boots, and she managed to get the first one into place and then worked the second one on, too. I said, They are on the wrong feet. She struggled to get the b

10、oots off and tried again. Then I said, These arent my boots, they are my brothers boots and I hate them! Somehow, she managed to act as though I was not an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved, less gently this time and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. Seeing the end

11、of her struggle with me, she asked, Now, where are your gloves? I looked into her eyes and said, I did not want to lose them, so I put them into the toes of my boots.21、 According to the passage, the little girl got _ from her brother. Athe pants and jacket Bthe jacket and boots Cthe jacket and hat

12、Dthe gloves22、 What made it difficult for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on? AThe wrong size of the boots. BThe unwillingness of the girl. CThe gloves in the toes of the boots. DThe slowness of the teacher.23、 Why did the little girl put her gloves into her boots? AShe worried to

13、lose them. BTo make her teacher find them. CShe didnt know the reason. DShe didnt like them.Text 2Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is we can try to do it ourselves. How is it done? Here are several skills that

14、 good talkers have. If you follow the skills, theyll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go. Second, once

15、good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. And to find out what sort of person you are talking to, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of the conversation. Real listening also mea

16、ns not just listening to words but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, its time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well now to deal with the occasion of parting. If you want to see that person again, dont keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they

17、 may walk away feeling as if theyve known you half their life.24、 Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _. Afor you to make more and more new friends Bto begin your business talks Cto get the conversation going smoothly Dfor you to make a deep and lasting impression on others25、 Ge

18、nerally speaking, good talkers are persons who _. Aare good at making any topic interesting Bnever talk too much or too little Calways speak in a gentle way Dknow how and when he should change the topic of the talk26、 If you really take delight in meeting someone again, _. Ayou may take him as your

19、lifelong trustworthy friend Bit seems necessary for you to let him know it Cits proper for you to give him a second handshake Ditll be helpful for you to have further understanding of himText 3Most of you would probably say that what makes you truly happy is your family and the love you share in you

20、r relationships, and I couldnt agree more. But money comes into play in those relationships. When I talk about money this way to a group, there is always someone who comes up to me and says, Suze, you are so wrong. Money isnt the key to lifethis is! At which point their wallet flies open and they sh

21、ow me a photo of their family. Thats when things get interesting, because I start asking them questions: Did you take that photo with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach, was the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you hope to help those beautiful boys and girls go to college? As their

22、 answers are yes, I ask them how they provide all of that for their family. Thats when they understand that I had it right. I totally agree that family and friends are of great importance to our well being; without meaningful relationships, theres no chance of ever being truly happy. Thats why, ever

23、y Saturday night, I end my CNBC show with the following words: People first. Then money. Then things. How we deal with the money we have also plays into our happiness. Over the past few decades(十年), the percentage of Americans who say theyre happy hasnt changed much, while at the same time the avera

24、ge income has doubled. So we have more money, but were not much happier on average. A paradox(悖论)? Far from it. My sense is that while were making more money, we arent making more of the money we make. We have to pay for a lot of things, and we have to worry about saving for retirement(退休) in a way

25、that our parents and grandparents never did. And as many of you know, its really hard to increase your happiness when youve got a lot of money worries. Do you agree, or am I way off base? Id love to know what do you think about the money/happiness connection.27、 Why do people often show the author t

26、heir family photos? AThey hope to show money is very important. BThey want to prove they can afford a holiday. CThey think a good family makes them truly happy. DThey believe a happy person considers people first.28、 Why did the authur ask the group questions in Paragraph 3? ATo persuade them to sav

27、e for the future. BTo ask for advice on holidays abroad. CTo know more about each person. DTo show them what he meant.29、 Which of the following arguments does the author want to make? AMoney is all that matters in our life. BThe richer we are, the happier well be. CMoney makes a difference to the q

28、uality of our lives. DTrue happiness is achievable from good relationships.30、 What does the underlined words off base in the last paragraph most probably mean? Amistaken Bunprepared Cunnecessary Dmisunderstood第二节 补全文章根据短文内容，从短文后的选项后选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 Urbanization Until relatively recently, the vast maj

29、ority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago. 31 In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in histor

30、ya society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living. Britain was only the beginning. 32 The process of urbanizationthe migration (迁徙) of people from the countryside to the citywas the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where

31、they live. In 1990, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms. 33 Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies, it took about ninety-five people on farms

32、to feed five people in cities. 34 Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite (精英) and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and

33、 by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city. Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country. 35 Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred

34、non-farmers. AThat kept cities very small. BThe rest live in small towns. CThe effects of urban living on people should be considered. DSoon many other industrial nations became urban societies. EBut even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities. FModernization drew people to the cities

35、 and made farmers more productive. GModern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完型填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced for a few days, I was 36 to wait t

36、ables on my own. All went 37 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 38 the tables not far from the kitchen. 39 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘). Before I knew it, the 40 was full of people. I moved slowly, 41 every step. I remember how 42 I was when I sa

37、w the tray stand near the tables. It looked different from the one I was 43 on. It had nice handles, which made it 44 to move around. I was 45 with everything and began to 46 I was a natural at this job. Then an old man came to me and 47 , Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 48 you work. It seems y

38、our tray stand has been very 49 to you, but we are getting ready 50 now, and my wife needs her 51 back. At first his 52 did not get across. Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wifes orthopedic walker(助听器). My face was 53 . I wanted to get into a hole and 54 .36、 Amanager Bassistant Ccook Dwait

39、ress37、 Apromised Binvited Callowed Dadvised38、 Awell Bquickly Csafely Dwrong39、 Aleft Bgiven Cbrought Dshown40、 ATherefore BHowever COtherwise DFinally41、 Akitchen Bstreet Crestaurant Dtable42、 Aminding Bchanging Ctaking Dsaving43、 Aangry Bcalm Csad Dhappy44、 Afixed Btrained Cloaded Dwaited45、 Aslo

40、wer Blighter Cquieter Deasier46、 Apleased Bangry Cunsatisfied Dcomplaining47、 Abelieve Bagree Cregret Dpretend48、 Asaid Basked Ccomplained Dadvised49、 Aletting Bmaking Cwatching Dhaving50、 A useful Bfamiliar Cunusual Dinteresting51、 Arest Border Ceat Dleave52、 Abag Bwalker Ctray Dcoat53、 Aidea Bpraise Cmessage Dneed54、 Acold Bfull of joy Cpale Don fire55、 Alie Bhide Cdefend Dstay第二节 语法填空阅读下面对话，在空格处填入适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix? In 1969, the pollution was terrible a